Comments on: ‘Next Gen’ CPA Firm? “Now We’re Talking…” http://cpatrendlines.com/2010/02/02/next-gen-cpa-firm-now-were-talking/ Actionable Intelligence for the Tax, Accounting and Finance Community from Bay Street Group LLC Wed, 23 May 2012 22:03:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Chris Zdunich http://cpatrendlines.com/2010/02/02/next-gen-cpa-firm-now-were-talking/comment-page-1/#comment-547145 Chris Zdunich Wed, 03 Feb 2010 18:40:19 +0000 http://cpatrendlines.com/?p=5802#comment-547145 "They will not get new clients at a Chamber networking event, they’ll get them from Facebook and from blogging. They will keep in touch with referral sources on-line, not at lunch." The statement mentioned above is extreme. All the activities mentioned will be part of a well coordinated marketing effort. You must always have multiple spokes on the wheel. “They will not get new clients at a Chamber networking event, they’ll get them from Facebook and from blogging. They will keep in touch with referral sources on-line, not at lunch.”

The statement mentioned above is extreme. All the activities mentioned will be part of a well coordinated marketing effort. You must always have multiple spokes on the wheel.

]]> By: Heather Villa http://cpatrendlines.com/2010/02/02/next-gen-cpa-firm-now-were-talking/comment-page-1/#comment-547143 Heather Villa Wed, 03 Feb 2010 10:31:35 +0000 http://cpatrendlines.com/?p=5802#comment-547143 I agree, most CPAs are not real people persons. Most of the ones I work with are all into the numbers and not very good with the client. However, social media is slowly changing that. Great post! I agree, most CPAs are not real people persons. Most of the ones I work with are all into the numbers and not very good with the client. However, social media is slowly changing that.

Great post!

]]> By: WDF http://cpatrendlines.com/2010/02/02/next-gen-cpa-firm-now-were-talking/comment-page-1/#comment-547141 WDF Wed, 03 Feb 2010 04:08:35 +0000 http://cpatrendlines.com/?p=5802#comment-547141 Funny thing ... the soft skills, which in my opinion many times carry the tech skills, receive less emphasis, to the point where CPE credit is sometimes limited. Too bad -- that is where the rubber hits the road. Funny thing … the soft skills, which in my opinion many times carry the tech skills, receive less emphasis, to the point where CPE credit is sometimes limited. Too bad — that is where the rubber hits the road.

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